Upmeyer in the John Smith room as part of the exhibition Sui Generis, 2019 @ Plas Bodfa. Image: Kerry Roberts
Julie Upmeyer is an artist and initiator who creates sculptures and objects, performances and installations. She creates long-term investigative projects that combine her many passions: layers and labour - - - dimensions and dedication to craft - - - systems, substances, and shiny things. Her work is often the direct result of her manipulation of a chosen material, other times she enjoys the challenge of responding to a specific space, place, or theme.
Her artworks, projects and exhibitions have taken her all over the world. She is instinctively drawn to artist residencies – which to her are a perfect combination of production, surprise, and international connectedness. She co-founded Caravansarai, an art space and residency program in Istanbul and has had the pleasure of attending several different residencies as an artist.
She is now in the process exploring the possibilities of Plas Bodfa – a 100-year old manor house on the Isle of Anglesey in North Wales. Home to her family and her art practice, Plas Bodfa is also host to a wide variety of cultural initiatives, exhibitions and experimental sound projects.